Parks of the World

Classified as a Garden of National Significance by the Royal New Zealand Institute of Horticulture, Otari Native Botanic Garden and Wilton's Bush Reserve is the only public botanic garden in New Zealand dedicated solely to native plants.

Otari is a unique plant sanctuary and forest reserve, spanning 100 hectares of native forest and 5 hectares of plant collections. Some of Wellington's oldest trees are here, including an 800-year-old Rimu tree.